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THE INNER SATELLITES OF SATURN

"SHEPHERDS OF THE RINGS" : DAPHNIS (S-35)


 
Credit : Porco and al./Cassini/ESA/NASA
Image taken on August 1, 2005 at a distance of 853 000 km.

Daphnis (S/2005 S1) was discovered -like Pan- on the images sent by the Cassini spacecraft through the "waves" created on the outer edge of the ring A.

Daphnis is orbiting within the very narrow Keeler's division.


Characteristics Values
distance to Saturn 136 545 km 
average size  7 km 
visual magnitude    ? 
revolution period 0.5938 days
rotation period 0.5938 days
inclination of the orbit 
on the equator of Saturn		  0°
eccentricity of the orbit  0
density (water=1)  ? 

Origin of the name : click here.